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The Obama Economy Is Wrecking NASCAR
weeklystandard ^ | 5 15 12

Posted on 05/15/2012 11:48:09 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has been considered America’s fastest growing sport, quickly becoming a national phenomenon. But a new economic study shows even NASCAR’s powerful engines haven’t been able to keep up with the Obama-era economy.

The study, from the pro-market think tank Public Notice and Race Fans 4 Freedom, finds that the economic downturn of the last several years has directly affected how NASCAR fans watch and enjoy their sport. Since 2009, race attendance per year has fallen below 4 million people, and the number has been declining severely as the unemployment rate has skyrocketed. The cost of attending—with higher gas prices, less disposable income, and diminished financial security—has increased.

According to the study, the value of the sport, too, is threatened by the poor economy, with the stock prices of racing team companies plummeting in the last five years and sponsors pulling back on funding cars....

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To: jra
It does not get anymore exciting than sprint cars on dirt. (sprint CARS that is, not Sprint Cup)
21 posted on 05/15/2012 12:26:31 PM PDT by Gettin Betta
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To: Moose4

They sacked the ‘hat man’ and it all went wrong thereafter.


22 posted on 05/15/2012 12:26:43 PM PDT by relictele (We are officially OUT of other people's money!)
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To: Turbo Pig

“All them crackers need to feel the pain, like the black man did for enduring 400 years of slavery!”


No black man born in the USA has endured slavery let alone 400 years of it. Seems there are always hoards of brown/black people trying to get in this awful cracker filled place. Thanks to the, oh so glad he is dead, woman killer Ted Kennedy, the “crackers” are at the bottom of the immigration preference list. Just maybe that might be some of our problems.

I can make a much better case that whites have been in slavery since so much of what we work for is stolen by our government to give to others.


23 posted on 05/15/2012 12:31:16 PM PDT by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam!)
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To: cameraeye; George from New England

I have a honeymoon rental cabin in Tennessee.

Business sucks balls...


24 posted on 05/15/2012 12:33:11 PM PDT by TSgt (The only reason I have one in the chamber at all times, is because it is impossible to have two in.)
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To: InvisibleChurch
Mitt knows some of the owners, maybe he can help?

25 posted on 05/15/2012 12:34:59 PM PDT by TSgt (The only reason I have one in the chamber at all times, is because it is impossible to have two in.)
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To: jra
NASCAR is dying because the cookie-cutter cars are boring and the predictable late-race crashes/cautions are getting tiresome.

Not to mention the Danica Patrick PMS bumps after the checkered flag has already fallen.

26 posted on 05/15/2012 12:36:25 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: I cannot think of a name; jra

I think you guys both nailed it. You could also add “horrible TV commentary.” I loved DW as a driver but he is AWFUL in the broadcast booth. If “unlistenable” isn’t in the dictionary, it should be, with DW’s picture next to it.

We had Brickyard 400 tickets every year for 18 years; excellent seats, too. But IMS really isn’t suited for NASCAR, or maybe you could say the COT is definitely not suited to IMS. Either way I found myself taking a nap between laps 80 and 130. Well hell, for that I’ve got a much more comfortable sofa at home that doesn’t cost near as much. We finally gave up our seats after the 2010 race. And we’re not the only ones.

Used to be we didn’t miss too many races on TV, either. My boys used to line up their die-cast cars on the floor and have their own race while the real race was on. Those days are a distant memory.


27 posted on 05/15/2012 12:36:25 PM PDT by henkster (Wanted: Politicians willing to say "No" to people. No experience required.)
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To: InvisibleChurch

Obama is happy that the bible thumpin’ bitter clingers are suffering.


28 posted on 05/15/2012 12:37:05 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (The United States of America, a banana republic since 1913)
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To: jra

I’m a casual fan. I am tired of hearing about ethanol. Moochelle at Homestead was a travesty, and then Carl Edwards went to be a part of the idiotic “Let’s Move” gathering of thousands - how much did that cost us?


29 posted on 05/15/2012 12:37:07 PM PDT by Montanabound
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To: InvisibleChurch

NASCAR must address the 450 miles of fake racing and staying out of trouble then 50 miles of let her rip.

I would give points for every lap based upon position and for the last lap give significant bonus points.

This would force the drivers/crews to do their damned best every lap and fight for every position.

As they run 43 cars, pay 43 points for first place every lap minus one point for every position back. Maybe the last lap multiply that by 5 or 10.

That number of points per lap will have the fans on the edge of their seats.


30 posted on 05/15/2012 12:37:40 PM PDT by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam!)
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To: Texas resident

Just look at the the Dallas Cowboy Stadium, when was the last time Jerry Jones had a sell out, even though the Cowboy fans know for a fact that their team is going to the Super Bowl?


31 posted on 05/15/2012 12:40:06 PM PDT by Uncle Slayton
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To: Gettin Betta

“It does not get anymore exciting than sprint cars on dirt. (sprint CARS that is, not Sprint Cup) “


As a former dirt track driver I can attest to the fun of sliding a car through the corner and spending more time on handling than just pure horsepower however, I detest any series where the cars do not have self starters. Every spin results in a long boring caution.

Regarding Sprint cars, when they run, they are exciting. When they stall they suck.


32 posted on 05/15/2012 12:42:41 PM PDT by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam!)
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To: Wurlitzer
How about if you're not in the lead lap by the last 50 miles, you're out of the race? Only the lead lap continues to the finish?

-PJ

33 posted on 05/15/2012 12:44:01 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you can vote for President, then your children can run for President.)
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To: cameraeye

What little stock money I made has dried up and I have added more stuff to the galleries.


34 posted on 05/15/2012 12:45:28 PM PDT by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: trailhkr1
Taking a family of four to a Yankee or Red Sox game can easily cost around $400 or $500. The cost could climb a lot higher if you have a few $10 bottles of beer and $5 bottles of water.
35 posted on 05/15/2012 12:46:57 PM PDT by peeps36 (America is being destroyed by filthy traitors in the political establishment)
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To: Political Junkie Too

“How about if you’re not in the lead lap by the last 50 miles, you’re out of the race? Only the lead lap continues to the finish?”

I once thought that would work, since it would keep the clunkers off the track and out of the way of the competitors. However, with this rule you can guarantee a fake caution every time the leader gets within 10 car lengths of Dale Jr’s rear spoiler.


36 posted on 05/15/2012 12:47:23 PM PDT by henkster (Wanted: Politicians willing to say "No" to people. No experience required.)
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To: Texas resident

I sort of involved in sports marketing and research and yes a lot of sports stadiums and events are thin.

I quit caring about glorified drving in a big circle back in the early 80s and I was a teen then.

NASCAR is unwatchable, too many effects, too many stupid people as on air talent, too much hype, and too much social commentary on every trivial nothing aspect of the drivers.

When the big ethanol push came I figured it was only a matter of time before NASCAR started to go really downhill.

Top Gear has revived a little interest in Formula 1.


37 posted on 05/15/2012 12:52:20 PM PDT by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: Gettin Betta

Bingo.

Give me a good 25 or 30-lap feature with lots of passing and dicing for position for the whole race.

None of this hanging back to see what happens.

No pit stops = no pit strategy.

Balls out for the entire race.

...and a little dirt on your french fries is good.


38 posted on 05/15/2012 12:54:10 PM PDT by Peter W. Kessler (Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
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To: InvisibleChurch; NormsRevenge

Even the live threades for the races here at FR have fallen off greatly. Wasn’t all that long ago these threads would generally be in the 500-1000 reply range. This year;

Daytona - 691
Phoenix - 185
Las Vegas - 245
Bristol - 142
Fontana - 144
Martinsville - 223
Texas - 220
Kanxax - 120
Richmond - 119
Talladega - 153
Darlington - 86

Granted, some of this fall-off may have to do with some of the personalities of those who were on these threads, but still, NASCAR has to take some of the hit.


39 posted on 05/15/2012 12:57:52 PM PDT by Roccus
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To: Wurlitzer

That’s just the white devil speaking through you ;-)


40 posted on 05/15/2012 1:03:00 PM PDT by Turbo Pig (...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
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